Aqua gopher

ABSTRACT

The Aqua Gopher is a device to insert a wiring trace (¾″ PVC Pipe) under a sidewalk.

REFERENCES CITED

References Cited Sinclair & Rush, Inc. #699999 NPVC Foam Grips Home Harvest Garden Supply, 0015912 Female Hose Thread (FHT) Inc. Adapter Home Harvest Garden Supply, 0012000 Flushable End Cap Inc.

The Aqua Gopher is a device to insert a wiring trace under a sidewalk for installing low voltage lights, water features, and other exterior devices requiring electrical wiring. The device will permit the permanent insertion of a ¾ inch PVC pipe under a sidewalk.

The Aqua Gopher is a single all conclusive device with a “Female Hose Adapter”, FIG. 1, on one end of a ½″ aluminum pipe and a “Flushable End Cap”, FIG. 2, with a ⅛″ hole in the end. A soft “HPVC Foam Grip”, FIG. 3, is provided for easy handling. A permanent Polly collar, FIG. 4 is a stop for the ¾″ PVC pipe.

-   Step 1: Cut a ¾ inch PVC pipe to a length of 4 inches longer than     the width of the sidewalk receiving the wiring trace. -   Step 2: Slide the ¾ inch PVC pipe onto the output end of the Aqua     Gopher up to the collar. -   Step 3: Place the Aqua Gopher against the dirt just under the     sidewalk. (See FIG. 6) -   Step 4: Turn the water supply on. (Water is supplied to the Aqua     Gopher from a garden hose attached to a domestic water supply with     approximately 30 psi of water pressure. The output end of the garden     hose is attached to the ¾ inch “Female Hose Thread (FHT) Adapter.)

The water pressure will cut through the dirt and allow the ¾ inch PVC pipe to be pushed under the sidewalk. When the ¾ inch pipe extends about 2 inches from the sidewalk edge the water is turned off. The Aqua Gopher is removed and the ¾ inch PVC pipe remains under the sidewalk. The ¾ inch PVC pipe can now be used as a wire trace for running low voltage wire under a sidewalk. 

1. A device for installing a permanent wiring trace under a sidewalk.
 2. The device of claim 1, wherein water pressure from a garden hose is directed through an aluminum pipe, through a small orifice to create a hole under a sidewalk. 